Archive for the 'Government' Category
Live-Blogging the Protests in Bangkok
Well, they’re there again today, determined to oust a legally elected government which was actually elected in a special election required BECAUSE the PAD was instrumental in ousting the previous government, and now swears to High Heaven that the current Samak government is ‘corrupt’ and inept.
‘They’re there again today’ means thousands of hoodlums disguised as [...]
The nanny state is alive and well (and expensive) in Alabama
From Junkfood Science we learn [all emphasis added]:
Compulsory medication and monitoring of diets and lifestyles by the State is now a reality for workers in Alabama who are older or have certain genetic physical characteristics.
Despite efforts to paint this in rosy euphemisms, under a new plan just approved by Alabama’s State Employees’ Insurance Board, [...]
Pelosi and Reid - Official Porkers
Porker of the Month is a dubious honor given to lawmakers, government officials, and political candidates who have shown a blatant disregard for the interests of taxpayers.
Washington, D.C. - Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) today named Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) its August Porkers of the [...]
Fiscal Responsibility Begins at Home
From 2001 to 2007, the area’s population jumped 25 percent. But local government expenditures – adjusted for inflation – grew about 50 percent…On top of that spending, many local governments also accumulated a mountain of debt…
Are we surprised? This is the way most Americans manage their home finances so is it any surprise that, [...]
Just another reason to rethink the (excessive) power vested in CPS
Sacramento CPS report in child death was altered
In the 16 days between the time 4-year-old Jahmaurae Allen was beaten to death and Sacramento Child Protective Services publicly released portions of its records, the case file was altered to change the original finding in the case, The Bee has learned.
One early version of the report from [...]
Back away from the chalupa!
The City Council is putting South Los Angeles on a diet.
The council voted unanimously Tuesday to place a moratorium on new fast food restaurants in an impoverished swath of the city with a proliferation of such eateries and above average rates of obesity.
The action is believed to be the first of its kind by a [...]
Recycle - or else!
Sacramento businesses are being told to get greener - or else.
The Sacramento County Environmental Management Department has begun issuing enforcement orders to businesses not complying with a new recycling ordinance.
Violators face fines of up to $1,000 per day for each violation, although lower amounts are being assessed, according to a county news release…
…Under the ordinance, [...]